They have identified a wastewater bacteria that is capable of breaking down PET (polyethylene terephthalate) plastic. Among ...

The profits are meager, Roche says. “It’s a least loss option.” Microbes might offer a better way to manage wastewater. Today ...

Wastewater surveillance allows researchers to track disease occurrence at a population level, informing health officials about disease trends in communities and potentially enabling earlier public ...

With the increase in population and the development of industry, many pollutants are constantly discharged into the ...

While some biofilm bacteria are troublemakers, others offer free and hardworking labor for humans. Beneficial biofilms in water and wastewater treatment Biofilms are widely used in environmental ...

said his team investigated how this parasitic organism might impact the role of the bacteria Gordonia amarae, which causes problematic foaming in wastewater. Foaming in wastewater interrupts the ...

In recognition of World Water Day (22 March) and the global threat of AMR, the Microbiology Society has published a new policy briefing outlining the current state of AMR in wastewater.  The new ...

In the microscopic world of bacteria, gene transfer is a powerful mechanism that can alter cellular function, drive ...

The NSW Environmental Protection Agency failed to disclose to the public that sewage balls found on eastern suburbs beaches ...

Yinyin Ye is an expert on how harmful bacteria and viruses can enter and linger in the environment and in wastewater, posing risks to human and animal health, and water quality. She can speak to the ...